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This bill requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to contract with an independent entity to conduct an assessment of HHSC's and the Department of Family and Protective Services' (DFPS) rules, minimum standards, and contract requirements that apply to certain residential child-care providers, including child-placing agencies, foster homes, relative caregivers, and adoptive homes. The assessment aims to simplify the minimum standards, adjust the weight assignment system, eliminate low-priority standards, address barriers to retaining high-quality providers, and promote transparency and clarity. The independent entity is required to make recommendations for legislative action and solicit stakeholder input. HHSC must publish the report, submit an implementation plan, and justify any recommendations it decides not to implement.

Health and Social Services

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